Monthly Archives: April 2011

Schaap Responds to ABC News

Posted on April 13, 2011 by vorjack

Jack Schaap is the fundies’ fundy. Here he is responding to the 20/20 story on the IFB church. Charming. (via Stuff Fundies Like)

Posted in Fundamentalism, Videos | 29 Comments

College and Religious Belief

Posted on April 13, 2011 by vorjack

Dennis Prager has a column up at National Review titled Why God Isn’t Doing Well. He notes that God isn’t doing well these days, although he’s vague about what that means. He attributes this to a number of causes, mostly … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Religion | 28 Comments

Rock Beyond Belief Trailer

Posted on April 12, 2011 by vorjack

Jesse says “This video was made to be spread.” Yeah, I can help with that.

Posted in Videos | 7 Comments

Conservative Biblicism

Posted on April 12, 2011 by vorjack

Over at the group blog Religion at the Margins, Thom Stark does an interesting bit of rhetorical ju-jitsu in a piece called Why I’m a Conservative. Stark manages to reverse the current meanings of “conservative” and “liberal” by explaining how … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Bible, Christianity | 8 Comments

American Family Association on Immigrants

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Daniel Florien

The American Family Association is calling for immigrants to have to convert to Christianity to be American citizens. What a bunch of intolerant bastards. The American Family Association’s Bryan Fischer is doubling-down on his view that the U.S. should ban … Continue reading →

Posted in Fundamentalism, Politics | 29 Comments

Mississippi Going Backwards

Posted on April 11, 2011 by vorjack

I think the Texans can rest easy. Mississippi looks to be America’s most backwards state for some time to come. According to a recent poll, a majority of Mississippi Republicans think that interracial marriage should be outlawed. From TPM: Americans … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Oh the Stupidity! | 22 Comments

Quote of the Moment: Parasitic Religion

Posted on April 11, 2011 by vorjack

There’s a nice review of Nicholas Humphrey’s Soul Dust over at New Humanist. Humphrey is attempting to explain consciousness and spirituality within a materialist and evolutionary perspective. Humphrey suggests that spirituality is a side effect of consciousness, “For a phenomenally … Continue reading →

Posted in Quotes, Religion, Science | 5 Comments

George Carlin…

Posted on April 10, 2011 by fatemeh

…You are sorely missed…

Posted in Abortion, Humor | 7 Comments

Growing Up Fundie

Posted on April 10, 2011 by vorjack

Here’s a clip from a recent episode of 20/20 about the fundamentalist subculture. This particular clip is the story of Tina Anderson, a former member of Trinity Baptist in Concord NH, part of the the Independent Fundamentalist Baptist (IFB) church … Continue reading →

Posted in Fundamentalism, Videos | 22 Comments

What's An Act of God?

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Daniel Florien

Comedian Bill Bailey wonders what an act of God is… (via)

Posted in Christianity, Humor, Videos | 6 Comments